"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> since i know some of you are cookbook-deprived, owning only several
>> hundred or so, i thought this article from *slate* listing some
>> suggestions by food writers and others might be of interest:
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/id/2179838>
>>
>> one of the books mentioned isn't a cookbook, really, but 'stand facing
>> the stove' the story of 'the joy of cooking' and irma rombauer. i
>> love irma, and when i found out she drank like a fish, well, that
>> sealed the deal. i ordered it from amazon, used and dirt cheap. two
>> books by fuschia dunlop on szechuan and hunan cooking got the nod as
>> well, and bruce cost's 'asian ingredients.'
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I have to add my recommendation for another not-quite-cookbook, "Baking
> and Pastry, Mastering the Art and Craft" by the CIA. It's really a
> textbook, but has something like 800 recipes, all logically arranged
> along with the detailed text explaining the techniques involved. It also
> has sections on food safety and management. It's around $40 on Amazon
> and is certainly worth the price for what is effectively a DIY CIA
> course.


I'm sure this book is really a good book, and I've looked briefly at it on
the shelves.

I did order this book site unseen when I was ordering other books because it
was cheap

More Cooking Secrets of the CIA: Over 100 New Recipes from America's Most
Famous Cooking School (The Companion Book to the Public Television Series)

and didn't find one inspiring recipe. Well, perhaps one, but in fact I just
went to my shelves to see if I could disprove that, and I can't find it ;-))
I might have enjoyed the television series, but I never ever saw it. I
would've liked to have.

Dee Dee